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GIGABYTE Z68XP-UD3-iSSD Motherboard Review

Manufacturer: Gigabyte
Product: GIGABYTE Z68XP-UD3-iSSD
Date: Wed, Aug 24, 2011 - 12:00 AM
Written By: Dan Stoltz -
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GIGABYTE Z68XP-UD3-iSSD Audio Performance

  • GIGABYTE Z68XP-UD3-iSSD - Realtek ALC889 High Definition Audio CODEC
  • GIGABYTE Z68X-UD7-B3 - Realtek ALC892 8-Ch High Definition Audio CODEC
  • ASUS P8Z68-V Pro- Realtek ALC892 8-Ch High Definition Audio CODEC

Despite using different audio codecs there was very little difference between the boards. The noise level and dynamic range were slightly lower on the Z68XP-UD3-iSSD than the Z68X-UD7-B3 though both boards were able to hit a rating of good in both catagories. The only other area that we saw a difference in was the Stereo Crosstalk, the Z68XP-UD3-iSSD was able to hit a rating of Excellent and the Z68X-UD7-B3 only saw a rating of good. Aside from those differences all of our other scores were spot on with each other.


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Review Index
Page 1 - GIGABYTE Z68XP-UD3-iSSD Intel Z68 Motherboard
Page 2 - GIGABYTE Z68XP-UD3-iSSD Retail Packaging and Bundle
Page 3 - GIGABYTE Z68XP-UD3-iSSD Motherboard Layout and Features
Page 4 - GIGABYTE Z68XP-UD3-iSSD System BIOS
Page 5 - The Legit Reviews Test System
Page 6 - SiSoft Sandra 2011 sp2 Memory Bandwidth
Page 7 - NVIDIA SLI Scaling Performance
Page 8 - AMD CrossFireX Performance Scaling
Page 9 - Futuremark 3DMark 11 Synthetic Benchmark
Page 10 - Rightmark Audio Analyzer
Page 11 - SATA III 6Gbps Performance Testing
Page 12 - SuperSpeed USB 3.0 Performance Testing
Page 13 - GIGABYTE Z68XP-UD3-iSSD Intel Smart Response Technology Performance
Page 14 - GIGABYTE Z68XP-UD3-iSSD System Power Consumption
Page 15 - GIGABYTE Z68XP-UD3-iSSD Overclocking
Page 16 - Final Thoughts and Conclusion